"I never saw anything like that," Blixt said. "A friend of my father hit someone in the (butt) one day. The first thing that came out of his mouth, 'Did it plug?' So it's where I got the line from. I didn't have to play from there."

Blixt got a free drop and hit his approach to within six feet, making birdie. He is in fourth place entering the final round Sunday

"These trousers are a bit tight," playing partner Lee Westwood said. "I couldn't get a card and a pencil in my back pocket, never mind a golf ball. So he's doing well to catch that on the fly in his back pocket, that gentleman. The Yankees ought to sign him up."

Water will be lurking on 15

The PGA of America allowed golf fans to vote on the location of the Sunday pin for the 181-yard 15th hole, and they chose a spot just four yards from a lake. With more than 92,000 votes cast via PGA.com, Facebook and Twitter over 19 days, the fans selected "Hole Location C" among the four options.

Playoff payoff: 16, 17, 18

If two or more golfers are tied for the 72-hole lead — which has happened two of the past three years — a three-hole aggregate playoff will be held immediately after the completion of the final round.

The playoff will be conducted on 16, 17 and 18, all par 4s. No. 17, at 509 yards, has been the most difficult hole of the tournament, playing 0.429 strokes above par. The 497-yard 18th has been the second-hardest, at 0.361 shots over par.

The 16th hole, 439 yards, has ranked No. 12 this week, at 0.031 shots over par.

Here 'n there

If he could make a playoff, defending champion Rory McIlroy might be the favorite. He was on the verge of missing the cut before playing his final seven holes in 4 under Friday, and he was the only golfer Saturday to birdie both 17 and 18. ... Buoyed by no Olympics competition, TNT saw a 56 percent increase in its average rating over last year — from 0.9 to 1.4 — for the first two days of PGA coverage.